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Ensuring integrity in clinical effectiveness research: Accentuate the negative
Sep 29, 2009 |
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In an editorial published this week, the PLoS Medicine editors discuss how to maintain the integrity of the medical literature when publishing comparative effectiveness research (CER).
New debate on how to decide best health treatments
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- People's lives and plenty of money are at stake when it comes to determining which medical treatments work best.
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Study examines use of clinical and cost-effectiveness data for drug coverage decisions
Oct 06, 2009 |
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A comparison of national agencies that play a role in determining drug coverage decisions in Britain, Canada and Australia finds that uncertainty regarding clinical effectiveness is a key issue in coverage decisions, with ...
CER study demonstrated asthma patients had better overall results with oral controllers
Aug 26, 2009 |
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A newly published comparative effectiveness study demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids.
Surgery provides modest benefit over non-surgical treatment for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients without an indication of severe nerve damage (denervation) provides better outcomes than non-surgical treatment, the clinical relevance of this difference ...
Immunosuppressant medication may be cost-effective for dry eye syndrome
Feb 09, 2009 |
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A topical eye emulsion consisting of cyclosporine (a medication used to reduce transplant rejections or to treat arthritis and psoriasis) may be a cost-effective treatment for dry eye syndrome that does not respond to other ...
Genetic testing may be valuable in treating colorectal cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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For the 29,000 patients in the United States with metastatic colorectal cancer, chemotherapy with irinotecan is a standard treatment that has been shown to improve survival. But for more than one in 10 of these patients, ...
High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by ...
New assessment quantifies risks and benefits of warfarin treatment for atrial fibrillation
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation - the most common type of significant heart rhythm disorder - appears to be most beneficial for the oldest patients, those who have had a prior stroke and for patients ...
Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...
Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Many patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researcher Mark ...
Study shows benefits of anti-clotting medications reduced by common heartburn drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 06, 2009 |
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The anti-clotting action of the medication clopidogrel (Plavix) can be compromised by common drugs for the treatment of heartburn and ulcers resulting in a roughly 50% increase in the combined risk of hospitalization for ...
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